Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1887-05-13
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Town and Country

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Town and Country.
The first Quarterly Meeting of the Rock
vile Circuit of the NJ. E. Church South will
be held at Emery Church on Saturday ant
Sunday, May 14th and 18th. Public ar,
invited.
Contractor T. c. Grsomes, OF Gathers
burg, has commenced the foundation fer Mr.
Brunetts house in this town. He will also
shortly commence the building of Mr.. Laird !
house.
In the case of VIM. L. Allen and John f
Green against Isaac r. Maus, heard before
II. Watkins, ]. p, last Wednesday, judg.
meAt was rendered for the plaintiffs for $40
and costs.
The members of the NJ. E. Church South,
in Gaithersburg Circuit, have appointed a
building committee to purchase lot in
Gaithersburg and erect parsonage fer the
use Of their pastor
The Forest Glen Improvement Company
have Issued neat pamphlet giving full
description OF the new hotel, buildings, &C.,
in that locality. Copies may be obtained
free on application to the company
Rockville Lodge, No 247, l. Q. G. T., ex-
tends an invitation to the members Of each
lodge in the county to visit their lodge on
May 18th, at p. NJ, the occasion OF the
visit of our Brother Gu. Karsner, G. 7.
The Sacrament of the Lords Supper will
be administered in Bethesda Presbyterian
Church on Sunday, May 22nd, 1887, at II
o'clock. The preparatory services will be
held on Saturday morning at II o'clock.
John Cameron, laborer on the B. & 0.
Railroad, had his hand and forearm badly
crushed and cut, on Thursday of last week,
by ersss tie falling upon him. DR.. G. j.
Maddox, of this place dressed the wound.
Mr.. o. I. Cartwright, whs has been tel
egraph operator at the depot, this place, fer
several months has been promoted and given
charge OF the station at Washington Grove.
BY his strict attention to business and gen
tlemanly bearing he has made many friends
in this community.
Eraest Ingersoll in the June number OF
Tile american Magazine will describe the
"Last Remnant oil Frontier" IA portion VI
our country near the northwestern bound
airy, which was an unsettled and almost I'M
explored wilderness until penetrated by the
Northern Pacific Railroad.
The report that the Trustees OF the Rock
willie Academy have determined to sell the
Julius West farm, situated near this town,
and bequealhed AS Il legacy to the Academy,
to syndicate, whose purpose it is to lay it
off in town lots and again sell them, has no
foundation in fact, SO we are informed by
several of the Trustees.
Mr.. Geo. w Linthicum, who resides near
Clarksburg is the owner of a cow that gave
birth last week 10 u calf that had two sepa-
rate and perfectly shaped mouths, four eyes
and two ears. 1t lived but a few minutes
after it was born. Mr.. H. had the hide
tanned and reserved the bones, after proper
treatment of them to allow him to do So.
Sales of livestock at Drovers' Rest, Mon
day, May 0, are reported by Tavenner Bros,
as follows: Cattle-best, Al TO 5 cts; good,
Al to At cents medium, at to Al cts. COM
mon, 3 TO 81 cents sheep and lambs--sheep,
81 to A cents; lambs, 8 to 81 calves, 6 to Z
cents; 10 cows and calves from $25 to $45
Market for sheep and lambs brisk, cattle
slow.
A terrible wind, hail and rain storm oc-
CURED in the northwestern part of the coun-
ty on Sunday last. In the vicinity OF
Dickerson's Station the rain fell in torrents
for some time, badly iujuring the growing
crops and washing ont the roads to such
au extent as to render them almost impas-
sable. The flood also caused break in the
canal near the Msuth OF Monoacy which it
will take ten days ts repair.
We are gratified to leara that our young
friend, George S. Watkins, son of Mr. Ru.
delphi Watkins, residing near Derwood, has
secured position in the H. A. Ramsay 81
Sons Iron Shipbuiding and Bridge Works,
at Locust Point, Baltimore, where he will
acquire knowledge Of civil and mechan.
ical engineering, &c. We have learned that
he has been dutiful son, and confidently
predict for him successful and honorable
career.
At the annual meeting Of the stockholders
Of the Union Turnpike Company held on
"Wednesday last the following Officers were
elected John Bready, President; Wash
ington Bowie, Secretary and Treasurer
Messrs Geo. Bonifant, j. A. Baker, J. +
Barnsley, IL. 9. HalIowell, b. ID. Palmer
W. Il. Chichester, A. j. Cashell and r. f.
Cashell, Directors. The financial condition
St the road was found to be excellent, and a
dividend Of 3 per cent. was declared,
The Crop Report The report Of the
Department of Agriculture for May ind
Gates decline Of two points in the condi